United Kingdom Kylie Minogue, Il Divo, Alfie Boe, London Community Gospel Choir and other artists, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Choral Society, Richard Balcombe, Simon Chalk and Cliff Masterson (conductors), Hyde Park, London 8.9.2012 (JPr)
Jim Pritchard
Prom 69: Impressive Messiaen and Mahler from Chailly and Gewandhausorchester
United Kingdom Messiaen and Mahler: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.9.2012. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [5]: Beautiful and Emotionally Compelling Parsifal
Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 28.8.2012. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [4]: “Diluted” Tannhäuser is Festival Highlight
Germany Wagner, Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Christian Thielemann. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 27.8.2012. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 3: Bayreuth Stalwarts Bow Out in Final Tristan Performance
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. / Peter Schneider. (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 26.8.2012. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [2]: Nelsons Conducts an Engrossing Lohengrin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 25.8.2012. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [1] Wagner’s Dutchman Offers Critique of Capitalism
Germany Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 24.8.2012. (JPr)
Prom 48: Alice Coote and Vladimir Jurowski in an Exceptional Prom
United Kingdom Prom 48: Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.8.2012. (JPr)